It's a big cost saver. I used to spend more than 20 a month on rentals alone.
And then there are all those thousands of movies that I'd like to see but cant because my local video rental store does not carry the title. There's just so many movies that the local video store can have. Yeah, they'll have the latest release of Spiderman 2 on DVD, or any other latest NEW Hollywood release, but, with a few exceptions, they wont carry old (by old, I mean anything from the 1920's to the 1990's) films that are being re-released on DVD.
As a result, if there is a film on DVD I REALLY want to see, I will have to go through the expense of buying it. Something that can cost me anywhere from 10 bucks to 25 bucks per DVD
I cannot afford to buy every movie, every tv show I want to see, which is quite frustrating. This 20 a month service has made it possible and affordable for me to see all the movies I want.
"I used to spend more than 20 a month on rentals alone."
Well, it definitely would be worth it for you...for me, it isn't, at least not right now. You are definitely right that they will have the movies that the local store doesn't have.
But, then again, I am your typical poor college student.